As you're setting up your cannabis grow room, with the right humidity, ventilation, and other necessary climate conditions, you'll also need to consider lighting, watering, and fertilizing. ©Cavan for Adobe / Adobe StockLighting is a key factor in growing healthy cannabis indoors. The types of lights, the way you set them up, and other pieces that control and direct them are the keys to your yield and the flavor of your end product.

Cannabidiol (CBD) has become popular during the past several years — and for good reason. This active compound of cannabis is proving to be beneficial to many people suffering from conditions that are either hard to treat or require prescription medicines that are hard to take.CBD has appeared just about everywhere, from grocery store shelves to gas stations to clothing stores.

Concentrates and extracts can be made from medical cannabis through a variety of extraction methods, some more complex and dangerous than others. The extraction method of choice is based on the desired end product, as presented in the following table. © By Swapan Photography/Shutterstock.comMedical marijuana and extracted oil.

Cannabis does pose certain risks to the health and safety of some consumers and others, especially if the consumer fails to use responsibly. Some of the more common short-term (transitory) and long-term adverse effects of cannabis are mentioned in this article to call your attention to the potential downside of using or abusing it.

You can incorporate medical cannabis in a variety of edibles, although you see them more often in the form of desserts or sweets. Here is a sampling of entrees and side dishes that you can cook with cannabis. Keep in mind, however, that all you need to do is follow your favorite recipes and substitute Buddha Budda wherever the recipe calls for butter or oil!

Based on the number of recipes available for cannabis-infused desserts, most people seem to prefer to take their cannabis after or between meals. Here are some cannabis-infused dessert recipes that represent a diverse range of desserts from cookies and brownies to cakes and pies, along with sweet sauces to dribble on ice cream and other dessert favorites.

If you’re a cannabis novice, you’re probably wondering, “How much should I take?” The answer to that question is simple: Take as little as possible to produce the desired effect and avoid potential adverse side effects. ©Bukhta79 / Adobe StockUnfortunately, that answer provides little to no practical guidance for new cannabis users.

You can create your own respectable concentrates safely and without the use of dangerous processes, expensive machinery, and toxic solvents. In this article, you discover how to make your own kief, dry ice hash, bubble hash, rosin, charas, tinctures, and butter. How to make kief (dry sift) Kief consists of the trichomes that cover cannabis buds.